Senior integration Test Engineer
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Senior integration Test Engineer
Location: This is a Hybrid working role. Whiteley, Hampshire
Clearance Required: This role will require attainment and maintenance of SC clearance.
We are looking for a Senior integration Test Engineer to join our team to help us deliver a large-scale systems integration programme.
As part of an multi discipline team the successful candidate will be responsible for the delivery of test documentation and execution, as assigned by the Test Lead. The successful candidate will be responsible for interfacing with an international team, and with Customer stakeholders to design, create and execute tests. The role will require the ability to effectively communicate with all members of the team, ranging from technical personnel to programme leadership.
The role includes executing tests across a variety of software products, their interfaces and network & infrastructure configurations, and identifying and managing resulting defects.
What will I be doing?
- Generating and reviewing Test Plans, Designs and Reports, working with suppliers and senior stakeholders
- Generating Test Cases by reviewing of requirements and design documentation, liaising with SMEs
- Documenting of test results and any defects/reporting progress, risks & issues
- Investigating issues and working with suppliers to identify root cause and resolution
- Analysing data, large datasets and test evidence from suppliers to show compliance to requirements
- Data analysis of interface messaging, comparing legacy data to new systems.
- Identifying improvements in new and existing processes
- Supporting Automation team to develop regression test pack
What does Leidos need from me?
- Good experience in Test (including ISTQB/ISEB Foundation Certificate in software testing)
- Ability to take part in testing in Whiteley
- Excellent understanding of Testing Lifecycle and the different types of testing such as Functional, Non-Functional and Integration Testing
- Demonstrable systems integration experience including integrating 3rd party systems or components
- Able to estimate and plan own immediate tasks and manage their completion
- Good oral and written communication skills, confident in technical and non-technical discussions
- Good time management and organisational skills – ability to work with minimal supervision
- Enthusiastic, proactive, troubleshooting attitude with a willingness to learn new technologies
- Experience of creating Test Cases based on requirements and design documents
What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.
We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:
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Contributory Pension Scheme
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Private Medical Insurance
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33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
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Access to Flexible benefits
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Flexi Working
Commitment to Diversity:
We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.
Who We Are:
Leidos UK & EUROPE – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.
Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.
Working together as Team Leidos we are helping to transform the UK's defence supply chain by providing an integration of a complex mixture of services, at low risk, using a modern suite of systems that will deliver one version of the truth. For the first time, the MOD will see the whole picture, as it is happening.
What Makes Us Different:
Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.
Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.
People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that that enhance your future.
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
£47,600.00-£61,000.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limitKey skills
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⭐ Highlight your ISTQB or ISEB Foundation Certificate prominently as this is specifically mentioned as a requirement
📊 Quantify your testing experience: "Executed 250+ test cases across 8 integrated systems, identifying 45 critical defects"
🔒 Emphasise any SC clearance experience or eligibility as this role requires security clearance attainment
🔧 Showcase systems integration experience with specific examples of 3rd party system integrations you've delivered
🤝 Demonstrate stakeholder management skills as you'll interface with international teams and customer stakeholders
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Leidos's large-scale systems integration programme represents exactly the complex testing challenge I want to tackle next — which is why I'm applying for the Senior Integration Test Engineer role in Whiteley. My ISTQB Foundation Certificate and extensive systems integration experience align perfectly with your requirements for delivering test documentation and execution across multi-discipline teams.
My background in integration testing spans both 3rd party system integrations and interface messaging analysis, with proven ability to work autonomously while collaborating with international stakeholders. I excel at translating complex technical findings into actionable insights for both technical teams and programme leadership.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you approach testing a large-scale systems integration involving multiple 3rd party components?
- ›Explain the difference between functional, non-functional, and integration testing with examples
- ›How do you analyse interface messaging data to validate system integrations?
- ›Describe your process for creating test cases from requirements documentation
- ›What tools and techniques do you use for defect tracking and root cause analysis?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to communicate complex technical issues to non-technical stakeholders
- ›Describe a situation where you identified a critical defect late in the testing cycle. How did you handle it?
- ›Give an example of when you had to work with minimal supervision to deliver testing deliverables
- ›Tell me about a time you had to collaborate with an international team on a testing project
- ›Describe a situation where you had to learn a new technology quickly to support a testing requirement
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Tell me about a time you had to communicate complex technical issues to non-technical stakeholders
Describe a situation where you identified a critical defect late in the testing cycle. How did you handle it?